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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In U.S. Metropolitan and Micropolitan Areas
Breakout By Technology Class

Count of 2000 - 2015 Utility Patent Grants
As Distributed By Calendar Year of Grant

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Technology Classes Receiving 1 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Originating From

Lafayette, LA

( Metropolitan Statistical Area )

( patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor )
( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to a patent- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( some classes have been combined together under a single class identifier )
( patent counts may not sum exactly due to rounding - see the Explanation of Data )
( regional areas are based on U.S. Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA) )

The following table displays technology classes and counts of utility patents classified in them; patents are distributed by year of patent grant.
Class Class Title 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 11 14 12 10 6 11 9 12 16 15 12 20 21 16 21 23 229
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 8 10 6 5 5 4 3 6 6 7 2 2 2 4 3 2 75
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 4 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 3 6 5 6 0 38
073 Measuring and Testing 0 1 1 2 3 4 2 4 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 28
081 Tools 4 3 2 2 2 1 3 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 25
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 2 2 3 5 3 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 23
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 2 6 22
137 Fluid Handling 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 3 15
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 3 2 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 13
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 12
029 Metal Working 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 11
414 Material or Article Handling 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 11
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 10
119 Animal Husbandry 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 7
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 7
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 7
606 Surgery (instruments) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 7
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 6
219 Electric Heating 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 6
250 Radiant Energy 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 6
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
340 Communications: Electrical 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 4
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 4
084 Music 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
100 Presses 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
188 Brakes 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
211 Supports: Racks 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
482 Exercise Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 4
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4
030 Cutlery 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
037 Excavating 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
060 Power Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
083 Cutting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
280 Land Vehicles 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
348 Television 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3
362 Illumination 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
383 Flexible Bags 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3
403 Joints and Connections 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3
427 Coating Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
014 Bridges 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
053 Package Making 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
226 Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
440 Marine Propulsion 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
451 Abrading 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
452 Butchering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2
002 Apparel 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
042 Firearms 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
063 Jewelry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
114 Ships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
148 Metal Treatment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
165 Heat Exchange 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
172 Earth Working 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
177 Weighing Scales 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
212 Traversing Hoists 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
220 Receptacles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
223 Apparel Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
252 Compositions 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
292 Closure Fasteners 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
379 Telephonic Communications 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
384 Bearings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
396 Photography 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
417 Pumps 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
454 Ventilation 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
455 Telecommunications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
501 Compositions: Ceramic 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 56 56 51 53 46 41 40 43 39 44 38 54 59 59 74 62 815


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